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LSE

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

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